Vempalli Gangadhar Explained

Vempalli Gangadhar
Occupation:Writer, poet, researcher
Nationality:Indian
Period:Present

Vempalli Gangadhar is a writer from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. He has been awarded Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar for 2011 for his short-story collection "Molakala Punnami".[1]

Gangadhar, recipient of Central Sahitya Academy's first Yuva Puraskar, had been a guest of the President in Rashtrapathi Bhavan from 8 to 26 September 2014.[2]

Writings

Molakala Punnami

Gangadhar's award-winning book Molakala Punnami is a collection of 13 short-stories. It was published in 2006 and is woven around the plight of farmers. Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, a Telugu poet, has written the foreword for the book.[3]

Other works

Gangadhar, a doctorate holder from the Sri Venkateswara University, has ten books to his name so far. He has also won an award for a previous work. His Mynapu Bommalu won the American Telugu Association award. The book is about sex workers.[3]

Published books

Novels

Short stories

Awards

Seminars

Notes and References

  1. [The Hindu]
  2. News: Kadapa writer felicitated . 27 September 2014 . The Hindu . 14 June 2019 .
  3. News: Vempalli bags Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar. The Hindu. 15 February 2012 . 8 March 2014.